S.F. SUPERVISORS

In other business Monday, the Board of Supervisors, with Supervisor
Gavin Newsom absent:

CENTRAL FREEWAY: Authorized an agreement with the state to take control of
8.9 acres of land that have been used as rights-of-way for the Central
Freeway. The parcels generally are located between Market Street and Turk
Street in Hayes Valley. The City plans to use the land to create a
boulevard along Octavia Street to pick up the extra flow of traffic
expected with the voter-approved razing of the elevated freeway. City
officials also are eyeing the leftover property for housing. In a related
matter, Supervisor Leland Yee called for the creation of a committee to
address traffic congestion that may develop when the freeway comes down.

POT ID CARDS: Approved the issuance of identification cards for qualified
patients who want to buy marijuana for medical purposes. The cards, good
for two years, will cost $25 to cover administrative costs. Patients would
use the cards when they purchase marijuana at medical pot clubs.

FINGERPRINTING: At the request of Supervisor Barbara Kaufman, sent back to
committee for public hearing a proposed resolution by board President Tom
Ammiano urging the state director of Human Services not to implement the
new state-mandated fingerprinting of recipients in the Calworks and Food
Stamps welfare programs. Ammiano also asked that San Francisco be granted a
waiver from the program. He said fingerprinting may discourage illegal
immigrants from applying for aid, for fear of the state alerting federal
immigration authorities. Backers of the program, however, believe that
fingerprinting will cut down on welfare fraud in which individuals
illegally secure benefits from multiple jurisdictions. San Francisco voters
already are on record in favor of fingerprinting participants in the old
General Assistance program.

BOYCOTT ON HOLD: Also sent back to committee for further review a
resolution by Supervisors Alicia Becerril and Sue Bierman urging a city
boycott of food produced by Basic Vegetable Products and Basic American
Foods, which are embroiled in a labor dispute.

PROFIT FROM NONPROFITS: Heard Supervisor Mark Leno call for tax breaks for
developers who rent space at an affordable price to nonprofits. Nonprofit
agencies and arts groups are the latest victims of escalating rents in The
City. Many have seen astronomical rent hikes by landlords who are seduced
by the prospect of renting to the more financially flush dot-com
enterprises that have been flooding the South of Market and Mission districts.

OPEN ACCESS: Heard Supervisor Michael Yaki introduce legislation regarding
high-speed Internet access over the cable lines. The proposal competes with
a plan offered by Ammiano earlier this year. While Ammiano's plan would
force cable operators to open their lines to competitors for Internet
access, Yaki's would force open Internet access on the cable lines only if
it is determined that consumers' choices in getting high-speed Internet
access are inhibited.

ON ALERT: Heard Supervisor Leland Yee request that The City be required to
alert neighbors of any proposal by state officials to open a parole office
in their area. The request comes after a recent battle in the Bayview over
a proposed state parole office that neighbors and the Board of Supervisors
knocked off track.

COMING TO THEIR AIDE: Heard Ammiano propose a Charter amendment for the
November ballot to allow each of the 11 supervisors to keep a third aide.
When the positions were created in 1997, the public was promised that the
supervisors would go back to two aides each with the onset of district
elections in November 2000. Ammiano said the third aide still will be
needed to focus extensively on district concerns, while the two other aides
can handle citywide issues. Under the district system, The City will be
split into 11 geographic sectors, with one representative apiece.

KIDDIE FUND: Heard Becerril propose a Charter amendment to keep The City's
children's fund going and to boost its share of property tax revenue from
21/2 cents for every $100 to 3 cents for every $100. The money is used to
fund an array of children's programs, from specialized health services to
after-school recreation programs.

IT'S A DOG'S WORLD: Heard Supervisor Leslie Katz request that Warm Water
Cove near Mission Bay be turned into an area for dogs to romp off leash.
Katz also announced that the city Animal Care and Control agency runs a
special shelter service for pets whose primary caretaker may have left the
home to flee domestic violence.

RETIREMENT BOOST: Heard Kaufman propose a Charter amendment to boost
retirement benefits for city workers hired after 1976 to make them on par
with their counterparts who were hired earlier.